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Dive Against Debris Data Submission

Black beach

17 May, 2021

Team Leader
Ben
Number of Participants
2
Total Debris Collected
1 kgs (estimated)

28.920537187796, -13.671529331238

Survey Information

Location Name
Black beach
Organization/Dive Centre
Manta diving Lanzarote
City
Puerto del Carmen
Country
Spain
Date
17 May, 2021
Survey Duration
40 Minutes
GPS Coordinates
Latitude: 28.920537187796
Longitude: -13.671529331238
Weather Conditions
Just fine
Survey Depth Range
1–28 meters
Area Surveyed
1230.82 m2
Dominant Substrate
sand
Ecosystem
rocky reef
Wave Conditions
Calm (glassy to rippled) for waves 0 – 0.1 meter high
plastic materials collected
Fishing: Line 10
Fishing: Lures, Rods/poles 4
Foam Insulation & Packaging 2
Food Wrappers (plastic) 3
glass materials collected
Beverage Bottles (glass) 3
metal materials collected
Beverage Cans (aluminium) 1
SCUBA Weights 1
Metal Fragments 1
Fishing: Sinkers, Lures, Hooks 2
paper materials collected
Paper, Cardboard Fragments 3

Fishing

Lure packaging

Fishing lures

Fishing lines

Fishing weights


A lot of debris is caused by fishing in that area, most of the found items are because of fishing

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